Topic: Climate Justice

“I remember when this place had huge trees…it was a source of pride” says Kelle. After years in a camp fleeing conflict, Kelle and others returned to find no houses, and had to cut down the trees to survive. IT devastated the environment. Now, Kelle is training others to use climate smart farming, so they can recover from the shocks of climate change and conflict. “Now we are in a position of having some money at home … and sending our kids to school.”

At least 90 people have been killed and some 30,000 families have been affected in a country that has been grappling with the impact of over 7 years of conflict.

Climate change impacts combined with the spike in food and oil prices are worsening the global hunger crisis, especially in countries of the Global South such as Somalia in East Africa.

To help communities in Zimbabwe replace firewood with a sustainable energy source, CARE and partners are setting up home biodigesters

The latest report from CARE shows that most public climate finance reported by rich countries is actually taken from development aid budgets that are meant for health, education and fighting poverty

Nearly 7 million people have been affected by incessant rainfall that swelled up the main river systems beyond the danger level

Communities are using from innovative agriculture techniques to group savings to face climate change-related water shortages

The number of acutely malnourished children admitted to CARE-supported health facilities has increased by 60% during the first four months of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.